approximately 700 people left stranded overnight after Kinugawa river burst its banks,and a second town further north braces for major flooding on Friday morningMore than 20 people are lost in a town north of Tokyo following days of torrential rain which weather experts said occurred just once every half a century.
As the rescue effort continued in Joso, the town of Osaki, or was inundated after a river burst its banks on Friday morning. Japanese media reports said 80 Osaki residents were stranded when the breach sent water levels shortly before dawn.
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Source: theguardian.com